Middle East & Central Asia News
LAST UPDATE: June 24, 2025
Over 40 people, including children, killed in Sudan hospital attack, says WHO chief
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that over 40 people—including six children and five health care workers—were killed in an attack on Al Mujlad Hospital in West Kordofan over the weekend. The facility suffered extensive damage .
Insight
Attacks on medical infrastructure escalate the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, undermining efforts to treat civilians amid ongoing conflict. The WHO’s warning calls for urgent protection of hospitals to prevent further civilian harm.
